Wire-splicer.



H. B. BOTTNBN.

WIRE SPLICBR APPLICATION FILED MAR.31, 1914 l l I I l 1 g 2 I l L 1194. 'Z f I Jl 20 10 I n I J 95; a f r WI NE 858 INVENTO/i J @AL //0/// 6. fiaff/refl Q, g. By

A TTORIVEYS THE NORRIS PETERS ca. PHOTO-LITHO. WASHINGTON, 0, C4

tmss -e a ent" HARRY BENJAMIIfjiBQTTNENQJOE i rAnsnlinnmown 'rowe.

specification. of Iietters Patent. Sept; 22 1914 pipliejati on glee marchel iele s riaino' szakiee" tain' new; and {useful Improvements iii Wirevided for auto natiea'jll sertion of the wire,

a designed to, fit

a ST jrespectiVely.

sie s 'is grooved on" 1 of jthe improved sp li'oer With oartsin see-Z tio'n Fig. 2 i'saglongitnd nal sect on, F g.

3 1s .e-partial sidep viewz-looking at the, op'pe site side froin Fig. 1;:jand Fig.4 is a section 01) thenlihe 4-42 of Figifi looking in the 11;

hc i s p ng meehj ni mia 'The se tion l is provided. on; its] inn'ei fade a with 5 are provided torf curin Ithejseotiolns together, the screws pass ng transverselyfof thesect1ons, and'qhaying' their headsicoun y tersunk in the section '1', asifidicated atfi,

t e Each of, the sections 1 (and. l -isprovided at one; end with an arc-"shapedextensions 7 and? respectivelygand eaehofthe exten- 't innerfaee llon'gitudi-t nall jrof the extension, as indicatedljatjg and hotatabIe approximately eyelind'rieal head 9 is arranged between the; extensions Tend Y I the said head having an. annular external rih lO, which is received ithinthe grooves Shand s before menq tioned, to prevent longitudinal movement of:

I the'head With 'respeet fto the extensions.

i n? th i pe e e and fi he eset plicers, of Whichfthe followi g is @fspeci: I My inventionis an improvement in wire pl rsian ih efc? i bje wfpfb e a device of the oharacter Specified; especially adaptedfor use ingittteavingfenoes of wire,pri inany'other; condition where it is desired'to twist tWo Wires together, wherein a twisting mechanism is provided. for engaging the '1 -Wir1es, so arranged" 1 thatj one wirei; will he f held firmly While; thef other is twisted] aronnd the same, end'wherein,means-is pro cki th f t, m d Wi e i p it be qp iat y e i l:

adjacent ends of the extensions '7 and 7 ;;end remotefrom the" handle to limit the said passage 13,;The ribfIO beforelnenltloned is proyided with a series of ratchet teeth ltonits periphery, asshown in F 1g. 1,

' and e liawl 15 is pivoted iniafree'essj between the sections, andatthe'junction of the extens ons ith 'thebodies of the seetions for cooperating With the teeth;-

The said extensions ,arefspacedap artat the I with a; assa e is which is left between the TTNE l lv-Theilipa'wl is p vo 16, and t coil springli normally presses the pawl toward the teeth. ,One end of the spring engages the' pawl, and theother end 'is js'e a'ted in a re; .cess 18 1ntheseetion'1. "Atone side of the 316512 the headfisiprovided with a pair'of' jaws 19" ndqjQQye'zich of th e'said jaws having itsinne r, fac e'perpendicnlarto the adjacent ejnd offthe head; and its outer face inclined,

a e a v as showmand the perpendicularfaeesof the ffIn, the drawings'g' Figure 1' 1s a s1de" v ew ijiWlS i varje spaced apart from each other, as ishhSYninFig; v f 5- "The inner face ofthejawjl9 is no tched ecessed, as shown at 19* adjacent to the "from the jaws, the; plate heing pivoted to the head by means of 'ajscrewfQQ, which jpafs'ses'through an opening in-the plate or nd ofthe headl A circulafl plate or disk 21 connected With the op'posite end of the ,j disk and engages it registering i internally threaded opening in the zjidjace'ntend of the fheztdQ The-head of the screw isof rela'tiyely flarge 'size,,and engages outside of theblath as shown in Fig.7 2.

This guard plateis prot'ided with afradial 1t1g"23-for engageff n enti by the finger of the opri or; to, I YIQVe (the sameiand theplate is also provided 'wyith a/lug 241 extending'inwardly. over the gpei'iphery of head, to limit the swinging movement in one-direction, toa position pleripherytof; the head! Thetpiate, is also provided liwith ganother inwardly extendingl.

coil sp ing 26 has one "end conneetedjft'vithf e the ig}i25,fthe other end being'secui ed to 'the-Q 1eed, and the spring is arranged Within i ,the h ead,,rjejt iirn the plate tosu chi Tposition Whe'nfit isdisplaced by means" off e e Fthe finger piece or 1ug23. The head is p ovided, With a central Open-Y ing llg'and Witha radial slot 12 extending."

F gThe :plate isprovidedWith a central oheng fing 28-registering Withthe opening of the toithe periphery of the plate. The slot or passage 29 is so arranged that it is never in complete register with the slot 12 of the head. One wall of the. slot normally stands in inclined position across'the slot 12, and it will be evident that when the head is so arranged that the passage lfl thereof is-in alinementwith the passage 13 between the extensions 7 and 7, the said Wall 30 of the" slot 29 will stand inclined position across the slot12 of the head. I

The inclinededg e'30 of the-slot acts as a, cam, solthat when awire is passed through I the passage 13 and the slot l2ioi' the head, p

entran ceola wire'to the opening of the head it'willxengage the inclined face 30 of the slot 29, and will swingthe plate to' 'permit. the wire to enter the central opening llof the head, and the central opening28 of the plate,

.The lug 25 of the head and plate, the spring will swing the plate to original position,thus closingtheinner end of the-passage or slot 12.

The'operation of the device isfas follows;

WVith the parts in theposition-of- F igs." 1, 2"

and 3 the line wire is introduced into the the handle is so operated the splice wire willybe twistedaround the line wire, the: said splice wire slipping down into the notch orLrecess 19, which prevents its disengagement from the jaws. If it is desired 1 to release the instrument from the linewire,

it is only necessary to swing the plate 21 inlthe proper direction. The central opening ll of the head, as also the central opening 2 8 offth'e' Plate, is of sufficient dia t to permitfthe line wire to -move freely through the opening, regardless of small kinks and twists. The pawl land ratchet connection between the head and the handle permits free reverse rotation of the handle with respect toithe head,but so long as the handleis 'kept moving forwardly, the splice wire vill be twisted around the line wire.

Itis notrnecessaryto swing the handlercompletely around the line wire, but merely, to oscillate the same. When the handle is moved in a direction to twist the, splice wire,

,the pawl and ratchet connection between the handle and the head causes tl1 6l1GIdtO II 1OVQ- v forward with the handle, whilethe handle may be moved freely iin thereversedirec- A wire twister comprising ahandle "having at one end a substantially circular a the wire. of. the plate moves into the. v recess 27 of the head when thehead is so swung, compressing the spring 26, and as soon as the wire. enters the central opening ,thehandle. r

vided with f centralflopening and with 'r a radial slot leading from the openingand ing, a pawliand ratchet ;,connectionj;between for censtrainlng the I adapted to register with. the slot ofthecase the head and the cztsin head to move with the Ihandlewhen the withairadialjslot leading from the opening, a head ournaled "in "the opening and prorespect to the head when' the handle'i sjinoved guardlplate pivoted to th'e 'oppositeffend of the head fronrtlie jaws for permitting the and for] preventing displacement thereof,

a 'r e" mally holdin thefguara r .o plate in Position to pre en; di l -t, A

I 2. 1%, wire" twister comprising afha ndle provided at one end'with'a transverse opem in the other direction,thejhead havirigajpairj t of spaced JZLWS extend ng from one face, a

ins, head mounted to rotatein the opening, a i

pawl and ratchet connection, between the head and theca singgforl constraining the head to move thiefhandle; when the H {handleis moved in'onefdirection, the head 1 having a central opening'and' ara'dialslot leading from the" opening',, andthe handle fhavin'g passage with which the slot is Eadapted to register, saidEhead having jaws v extending longitudinally therefrom at o e" iend,Ia guard plate pivoted to the "other i V end for permitting the-entrance of awire to i'th e central opening and for preventing disjplacement thereof, and a spring normally rholdingfthe t guard -vent' displacement-fof the wire.

provided at one end with aitransverse opening, a; headournaled for rotatmndnjthe loo plate in j position to prei o." a wire twister comprislng "a handle 'opening and having-'acentral opening and a i radial-slot leading from the opening,;{the

handle {having a slot with which the slot of .lthe hea'd iisadapte'd ""to register, the head,

having a pair of spacedja'ws at one end for Igripping thesplice 'wire, and a guard plate;

pivoted to the opposite "end of thejhead? fer.

F permitting the entrance of I the line wire to the central opening and for preventingdis' j engagement I therefrom, said plate comprising a cliskliaving acentral opening adapted to register with the opening of the head, and] hax ingan inclinedslot ,;andmeans for normally holding thelplatefwith one wall of the. slotacrossjthe slotofthe head, and a pawl;

hetween'the headfandj and, ratchetrconnection 41 A wire twister comprisin'gla handle '1 provided at one end with.a'itransverse opena ;ing, a head journaledffor rotation in the 1 opening and having a central opening and a fradial, slot leading from'the; opening the 1 handlejhaving a slot with which the "slot of] the head is adapted to register, the head hav ing a pair of spa ced'j awsat one endfor permitting the entrance of the line Wire to the central openin and for preventing disengagement therefrom, said n plate comprising a) disk having a eentralppenin'g adapted ahead journaled at one end of the handle to register With the opening of the head, Hand-having an inclined slot, andmestns for 10 i of the slot acrosslthe slot of the head.

normally holding theplate with one Wall 51A Wire twister comprising ahandle and "for rotation, said head having a central nnally closing the inner end of the radial perinitithe 20 slot of the head and movable to entrance or exit of the Wire H v HARRY AMIN BOTTNEN.

WVitnesseszY T. O. MAR IN,

M. O. BOTTNEN.

Copies oithispatent may be obtained for fire dents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

